R. VENTURA-MARTINEZ ET AL.
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benefit from the availability of different types of textbooks be-
cause it enables them to choose a textbook that fulfils their in-
formation needs and reading skills. As long as students are the
centre of medical education, these results suggest that textbook
authors should carefully consider the views and preferences of
students. The next step is to test whether the use of these text-
books influences the learning and retention of pharmacological
knowledge among medical students.
Competing Interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the students from the Faculty of Medicine
of the National University of Mexico who participated in the
study. In addition, we appreciate the editorial assistance from
Stallard Scientific Editing.
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